Do we have a thread for Blind Items? Posting it here now though, as I can't find any such thread and because it's supposedly happening, anyway, some think it's about Masako and Maxima, Maxima the one helping

Today's Blind Items - The Gilded Cage

The foreign born subject of this blind is probably permanent A list, even though many people may not be familiar with who she is. I'll call her Ms. N. When she was younger, she had a super bright future. Not only was she beautiful, but she was genius-level smart. Ms. N's beauty and intelligence got her on the radar of some powerful people who decided they wanted her to become a part of their family and family business. She was approached many times with offers to join this family firm, but turned all of them down. This firm wanted her to join up with them in such a bad way that they even approached Ms. N's family members, hoping that they would also pressure her to agree. Ms. N's father was particularly ruthless in pressuring his daughter to take this offer, since he wanted prestige and wealth for himself.

Eventually these combined campaigns finally convinced Ms. N. to agree to work for this family- and even worse, she was also convinced to marry one of their higher profile members. This family was able to con Ms. N that this was an incredible offer and made promises of love, wealth, status and other opportunities which were pretty hard to resist.

As is always the case, the public facing image of this family is far different than the reality in private. By the time Ms. N. realized the truth, it was too late to extricate herself from the situation. This family exists in a strange bubble with bizarre traditions, many of which are rumored to include cruelty and violence. Ms. N's spouse, whose public image is that of a devoted husband, is also rumored to be a very volatile man in private. Ms. N is said to have had a lot of problems with her health. Insiders have whispered rumors for years that these health problems were actually miscarriages-- not caused by infertility but by of physical violence inflicted on Ms. N. from both the husband and other relatives. If the rumors are true, then this is some really disturbing stuff. As you can imagine, this situation has taken a toll on Ms. N. mentally and physically over the years. When she threatened to leave and expose this nightmare, the rumor is that her passport was taken away and she was confined to the family home. Sometimes months would pass before anyone saw her. When outsiders became concerned, they were told that Ms. N was mentally unstable, which continued for years.

After a long absence, Ms. N has recently surfaced publically again -- and the rumors floating around are that she is about to break away from her awful situation once and for all. And when it happens, count on it happening in a very public and ugly way. The reason is because Ms. N is being aided by another foreign born A-list public figure, who I will call Ms. D. Ms. D is involved in a similar family firm and recently befriended Ms. N., mostly because she noticed telltale signs that Ms. N was in crisis.

There is whispering that Ms. D is helping Ms. N formulate an escape plan. Ms. D is flamboyant, high profile and well liked by the public. She will have no problem blasting this story out into the public so that Ms. N gets MAXIMUM public sympathy. And when that happens, those in Ms. N's family organization will be thrown into such chaos that there could be some serious consequences as a result.

The only thing I don't understand is, that apparently the person wasn't mentally ill, but actually had miscarriage after miscarriage due to domestic violence. Now, the thing I don't get: why beat your wife up so much, she loses your baby, when you don't have an heir and only boys count? Unless the man is so violent, he doesn't give a f, or the babies were girls too, depending on the stage of a pregnancy.

Though the text says "tradition" and that violence is part of it - really?

And if this is true, fgs, why didn't anyone (from the family too!) step in and help the poor woman (Masako?)??

"[Blind Gossip] One American actress is sending an entire foreign family into a tizzy!

This very famous and very rich foreign man is talking about proposing marriage to his girlfriend.

No, he has not purchased a ring yet. Right now he is just floating the idea to his family. The only problem? They are uniformly pushing back on his choice of a bride!

He fancies her quite a bit. Unfortunately, there is not a single member of the family who is encouraging the match!

His father is warning him that “a woman who is dramatic will be a problem.” [His brother] is telling him that he “is still young and has scads of time” to settle down.

Surprisingly, [his brother’s wife] has abstained from critiquing [the actress] directly. However, she has cautioned [her husband] that she thinks that [the actress] is “an opportunist” who “will do or say or be anything she has to” in order to make the marriage happen. She also thinks that he is “too smitten to be making good decisions right now.”

The biggest influence on everyone, though, will be [his grandmother]. She has seen how one bad apple can place the entire family and their legacy in turmoil. She is encouraging both [father] and [brother] to “discourage” his choice as “unsuitable.”

The relationship is not a long one, so it will be interesting to see if the man will give it some time before making such a life-altering (and history-altering?) decision.

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SOLVED!

Man: Prince Harry

Actress: Meghan Markle

Well, it looks like everyone in the British Royal Family is going to have to untizzy themselves, because Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged!

Old, from 1 year ago and if I remember right, discussed here amongst us at the time.

"[Blind Gossip] The members of this very famous and very wealthy family say that they work hard… but they sure seem to take a lot of vacations! In addition to their multiple homes, they frequently travel the world.

However, not everyone is welcome on these family vacations. One of the kids asked to bring along his girlfriend (who is also a celebrity) to one of the family homes so that she could hang out with his family and get to know them in a relaxed setting.

He was denied.

Family vacations are not a casual event where anyone can just show up and ingratiate themselves with the family and go home with a souvenir snap. His family has seen this before with him. They hope that he is simply in a loved up “kookoo” phase and they are waiting it out.

He is persistent, though.

He’s not giving up. He is very serious about her and plans to keep asking until they say yes!

This was a critical point in their relationship. Meghan Markle had not yet met the Queen, and Harry wanted to do it in a setting that was relaxed and informal. Or, in the case of the royal family, less formal.

Meeting The Queen was necessary in order for Harry to get approval to propose to Markle. He kept pushing until they agreed.

Something is going on. This B list mostly television actress from a very hit long running cable show used to tell a few friends all the details about her relationship with this foreign born A++ list celebrity. Now, she always changes the subject.

This alliteration actress told one of her closest friends that she is trying to get pregnant. It seems though her foreign born A+ list celebrity boyfriend is not privy to that information.

Meghan Markle/Prince Harry"

"Blind Items Revealed #1November 23, 2016

This B list mostly television actress on a hit cable show now has much higher name recognition than she probably thought she would get. Apparently she doesn’t want to endanger her new status and paid her ex $50K to stay quiet about dates and timelines. Her friends are all selling some very damaging information about her to tabloids.

Meghan Markle"

"Blind Items Revealed #3November 27, 2016

This foreign born A+ list celebrity hates the new actress girlfriend. Our A+ lister is usually super quiet about her feelings, but not this time. Basically it is as close to blast as she does.

Let’s say you’re dating a guy and you’re super into each other, and you’ve been staying with him, and he’s really serious about you, the most serious he’s been about anyone. He lives in the same complex with someone he’s very close to. And the person he’s close to has a partner too. You and she don’t know each other well. But since you’ve been staying there, you run into each other one day. And you tell her you’re going shopping and where. She says she’s going shopping too and leaves in the car. You head out on foot. Turns out, she went shopping exactly where you went shopping. And she knew that’s where you were going. But she didn’t offer you a ride.

Is that weird?

Maybe it’s not that weird. But considering who they are, it IS super gossipy

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NEVER *despise* correction,for those who correct you ,truly LOVE you .They are willing to displease you and possibly lose your friendship ,rather than see you destroyed. Those who *despise* you ,on the other hand ,will allow you to FAIL...because what do they care ?

"When this TV actress began dating this male celebrity, she told him tales of woe.

She knew that he had a military background and a fondness for rescuing children in need in poor countries, so she exaggerated tales of her childhood to make it seem like she wished someone had rescued her. She knew that it would make him feel protective of her.

Well, that certainly explains where he got the “impression” that he was the one finally providing her with the love and security of a real family.

It also gave her a backstory as to why she had the same goals as him to rescue those in need and how she wanted that to be her life’s work. He resuces children, she rescues animals, he rescues her, and together they rescue the world. It was all rather clever of her."